SINGAPORE–Microsoft today released Windows Phone 7.5 operating system (OS), codenamed Mango, which focuses on making devices more socially connected and better catering to users’ needs such as multitasking. This addressing of the platform’s “inadequacies” has gotten the thumbs-up from Taiwanese phonemaker HTC, with an executive expressing confidence that Windows Phone will give its competitors “a run for their money”.

John Fernandes, director of marketing and operations at Microsoft Singapore, noted that since the launch of Windows Phone 7 in October last year, the platform has made “good progress” here and the company also “learnt a lot” from consumers’ feedback. As such, many of the… Read the full article
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The HTC Radar is headed to T-Mobile, the nation’s fourth-largest carrier announced Tuesday.

The Radar, which HTC first announced on Sept. 1 without naming a carrier partner, will run Microsoft Windows Phone 7 Mango and feature a 3.8-inch display with a 480 x 800 resolution. It also looks like it will have a slickly designed aluminum and plastic body, as many HTC smart phones do.